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1949 Map of Anceney

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Anceney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Madison Plateau dominates the western half of this landscape, characterized by a complex network of irrigation and water management that supported early ranching operations. The Lowline Canal, Highline Canal, and Yellow Canal illustrate the infrastructure required to cultivate this terrain between the Madison Co Gallatin Co border. Local education and community life are marked by the Upper Madison School and Little Holland School, while the Highline School is already noted as abandoned by the late 1940s.

Industrial activity is evidenced by the Corundum Mine situated in Merritt Gulch, suggesting a shift in local resource extraction. Transportation centers on the Northern Pacific RR and the Virginia City Road, which provided vital connections for settlements like Anceney, Arnold, and Salesville. Further south, the map transitions into the high country of the Spanish Breaks and Ruby Mountain, where the Cherry Creek Ranger Station and isolated outposts like Cow Camp and Home Ranch served the high-altitude grazing lands.